Wizkid added another award to his long list of 2017 awards, having recently claimed the award for “Young Person of the Year” at the 2017 edition of The Future Awards Africa. The award which acknowledges inspiring young Nigerians making a difference through creativity social enterprise and social good, recognized Wizkid as the standout young Nigerian of 2017, ahead of Mary ‘Remmy’ Njoku of ROK Studios, Tech Expert, Iyin Aboyeji, Silas Adekunle of Reach Robotics and Amaka Osakwe of Maki Oh fashion brand.
The event took place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos and the creme de la creme of the Nigerian creative industry were present at the event, including leaders in other industries.